Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge. These firms also had higher-rated processes for innovation. Director Recruitment and Skills.

Innovation 8

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” The Future of Operations. Insight Center.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

And 43% cited technology expertise, HR-talent management, international-global expertise, and succession planning as the skills missing most on their boards. banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g., chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products).

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

He’d found a receptive chemical-company owner who was providing lab space and even some financial support. operations. The local economy hadn’t diversified beyond its base in tourism and real estate into fast-growing areas such as health care or bioscience, and entrepreneurial success stories were few and far between.

Case Study 8

Case Study Incubator Marketing Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

So, rather than take up valuable list real estate with these perennial favorites and big-picture drivers, I'll quickly list them in one big bucket of mega-trends: The rise of the consumer around the world, related to. So one technology and company failed miserably (and perhaps the government made a bad investment choice).

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. Meanwhile, Democrats place greater importance on technology expertise and risk management.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8